Cowboys hire OL Coach Paul Alexander

[Clove]

Considering they can’t be hired at this point, no.

What's the hurry?

 

[Clove]

Why would the O-Line coaches make a lateral move to a team that missed the playoffs. You have to be realistic.

Pull from the lower aspects of the coaching staffs.

 

[ghostdog]

So, your guys will have to learn new techniques? Not saying it's a bad thing but I think you all should expect a drop off at least in the short term. Learning these things while playing against two of the best d-lines in the league 4 times could be problematic I would think. A lot will be riding on this hire. At the top of that list has to be making a determination as to whether Dak is the guy or not. Its not a forgone conclusion.

 

[Frosty]

Basically we get the coach of the worst producing O-line in the league and they get the O-line coach from the Dallas Cowboys..Bengals fans celebrating in the streets.

What do you expect, do you really think any NFL Coach wants to come play in Dallas. Its a ticket to know where and they have to deal an entitled, chaotic organization, no one under Jason Jones Garrett or Jerry Jones has won anything significant, or gone on become a HC.

The only way cowboys players are getting to the big game, is by leaving Dallas.

 

[jgboys1]

What if this is the last part of the process before all the winning?

Dare to dream.

 

[JustChip]

Judging an Oline from sacks is like judging a CB on the number of interceptions he had....just a bad idea. The 2017 NY Giants allowed 34 sacks on the season....are you saying that the Cowboys Oline is only marginally better than that of the Giants? I hope not, cuz their line was bottom three this past season....the difference is that they use a scheme that forces the ball out very fast after the snap because they know their line is awful. Sacks should not be used because many sacks are not the fault of the OL...could be due to the QB holding onto the ball too long, could be due to a RB missing a blitzer. The better way is to look at overall pressure when measuring the pass blocking success of an Oline. Following the 2016 season (2017 not available yet) only four QBs (who also played a similar number of games) had less pressure than Dak: Eli, Brady, Alex Smith (15 games) and Brees; 3 of those 4 play in quick passing attacks which helps a lot in the pressure dept.

The Oline was definitely the NFL's best from 2014 thru 2016; some might argue that the Titans Oline had a better year than the Boys' in 2016 but they were very close nevertheless. The unit definitely took a step back this season (more so in pass blocking) but they're still top 10-12. The problem is we lost two key guys and replaced them with a LG who is garbage and a RT who allows pressure on a regular basis AND of course the disaster with Chaz Green. So I have to agree that it's false that this line took steps back after Callahan left; it has more so to do with the talent we lost (as it usually does).

In the words of the great Ronald Reagan, "there you go again" making a case based on reason and fact. That's just pure heresy on the board!

 

[JustChip]

Some fans should do their home work before making uninformed posts

Good luck with that. There's an epidemic of "ready, fire, aim" here.

 

[windward]

I was trying to make a comparison. those for some reason saying he can't coach a zone scheme or handle installing a few zone running plays are being foolish. he coached under Jim McNally for crying out loud.

I didn't think they were useless. Here is my recommendation to you though, the ignore button. I am about to push it on you so feel free to do the same.

Yeah the Moshers and Ickes of the Cowboy Twitterverse are pushing that narrative.

 

[CF74]

I was trying to make a comparison. those for some reason saying he can't coach a zone scheme or handle installing a few zone running plays are being foolish. he coached under Jim McNally for crying out loud.

I didn't think they were useless. Here is my recommendation to you though, the ignore button. I am about to push it on you so feel free to do the same.

It was a legit question that clearly you had no legit answer for. Keep your weak sauce to yourself. The ignore feature is for wimps and little girls....

 

[cowboyec]

Coach Alexander is going to be great.
I love him...and you will to.
And what we witness from our boys up-front....it will be glorious...and it will be a work of art.
screw philly.
screw nyg.
screw dem deadskins.
WE'RE COMIN' TO TAKE WHAT IS OUR BIRTH-RIGHT!!!!!!

 

[Beast_from_East]

"Alexander, who will turn 58 on Feb. 12, has coached in Cincinnati since 1994. Going into 2017, the Bengals ranked in the NFL's top 10 for fewest sacks allowed in five of the previous seven seasons. Alexander's lines led the way for a 1,000-yard rusher 14 times for the Bengals."

He seems very accomplished to me.

The Bengals practically drove this guy to the airport to get rid of him after 23 yrs on the job..............why?

When the Bengals don't want you, that sends up red flags for me.

 

[Beast_from_East]

"steal" him.





Cowboys!!

How do you "steal" somebody who was not offered a contract by their former employer?

Like I said in another post, the Bengals practically drove this guy to the airport to get rid of him.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Garrett will swing at that face...lol!

Garrett is too busy clapping all game to take a swing at anybody.

Maybe he could give him a headbutt, that way he doesn't have to stop clapping

 

[Beast_from_East]

We essentially swapped with Cincinnati, getting the guy with the better resume and experience as an OL coach. Someone who spends 23 years as an offensive line coach with one team must have been doing something right.

I think that is what everybody is questioning.

23 years with the same team and they would rather have OUR GUY instead?

Usually after 20+ years working for the same company, they give you a gold watch and a corner office, not drive you to the airport as fast as they can. Just saying, why?

 

[Risen Star]

How do you "steal" somebody who was not offered a contract by their former employer?

Like I said in another post, the Bengals practically drove this guy to the airport to get rid of him.

Yeah after 23 years. Hard to believe he sucks that much when he's hanging around that long. Even for the Bengals.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I'm not saying this is a bad hire, but I'm tired of raiding teams that have no winning histories (at lease not recently) for players and staff members. Browns, Lions, Bengals .. there are a lot of other teams out there with coaches and players that have some post-season success that we should at least consider hiring. If nothing else, go get some college coaches from highly successful college football programs.

Nah bro, we aint really into the "winning thing" around here and bringing in somebody from a team that is used to actually winning things like playoff games would just totally upset the apple cart.

I mean, the dude would probably start talking about the time he was playing or coaching in a Conference Championship Game, and Garrett would be like, "what the hell is that"?

Would cause way too much friction, best to go with players and coaches that are all used to losing, just like Garrett.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Good coaches move from one team to another all the time. 23 years is a long stint by any standard, much less in the NFL. This is about the least head-scratching a move as we're likely to see with this coaching staff this offseason. It may not be exciting, but they got an established veteran zone blocking coach to plug into a position where the heir-apparent to their established veteran zone blocking guy didn't work out. We could do much worse here.

This would make a lot of sense if the Bengals didn't hire OUR GUY as the replacement

So we think Cinci's zone block guy is better than the one we had and they think our zone block guy is better than the one they had, which just happens to be the guy we didn't think was as good as the guy they didn't think was as good.

 

[ShortRound]

 

[Beast_from_East]

I am just setting up Garrett's defense next off season

This is one smart monkey folks, he has already caught on to Garrett's MO...........

Hire as many scape goats as possible, the worst thing in the world is not missing the playoffs, but running out of scapegoats

 

[Beast_from_East]

Simple Idgit. We're high on anyone that we don't hire, or anyone some other team hires, or some fans are. Same fans are probably higher on players we don't select in the draft. It's called "the grass is always greener".

Things to like about Alexander. Jeremy Hill is tied for the lead in rushing TD's from 2014-2016 (29) so his O-lines can block for the run game. Also the Bengals have been in the top 10 for sacks allowed for four of the past seven years including 21 in 2016 and only 17 in 2017. Want more? How about 14 seasons out of 22 when Bengals RB's ran for over 1000 yards. So his O-lines have been solid pass and run blockers.

Good hire based on history. We'll see how he does with 3 pro bowlers and 4 #1 draft picks on the O-line. Not to mention a work horse RB and a very mobile QB

Sometimes the grass is greener when you have been standing in a mud hole for 8 years